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it was sean hoare. he was a good guy. stood up for good values in journalism and so disappointed that andy coulson, who regularly asked him to hack into people's phones, you know, the master of the dark arts turned round when we started getting caught. it wasn't us, so it wasn't me, it was the reporters, and the reporters now are getting, you know, arrested or brought into scotland yard. time and time again, rebekah brooks said we knew nothing about it it wasn't us. and andy coulson said it wasn't us, and that made sean hoare angry it made me angry. you generally shouldn't throw your sheep to the wolves. >> was he worried about something, did he have issues because of the scandal? >> he -- well, i mean, i felt quite stressed for the last two or three weeks particularly, i think my blood pressure is a bit raised. and if you've got an existing i believe heart condition, he looked a bit of a mess recently. and the stress of this wouldn't have helped. i don't think he was bumped off. i don't think he committed suicide, there
it was sean hoare. he was a good guy. stood up for good values in journalism and so disappointed that andy coulson, who regularly asked him to hack into people's phones, you know, the master of the dark arts turned round when we started getting caught. it wasn't us, so it wasn't me, it was the reporters, and the reporters now are getting, you know, arrested or brought into scotland yard. time and time again, rebekah brooks said we knew nothing about it it wasn't us. and andy coulson said it...
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sean hoare's details of what happened describing the hacking and takes part in a "the new york times" expose in 2010 on the subject and one of those people who again and again and again says that top executives at news international, news of the world, knew what was going on. now, he's also believed to be an alcoholic or was a drug addict. he lived a very lively life. the police say his death is unexplained but not suspicious. he wasn't in good health. whether that could mean suicide or just some form of death because of overindulgence we don't know. whatever way we turn whether to rupert murdoch who only last week in the "wall street journal" said that minor mistakes have been made in the investigation but then says to the british people, sorry for what has happened. james murdoch who says quite publicly now he didn't know certain facts having told parliament behind me a few years ago they knew everything that was taking place. also if you like public scrutiny will be politicians. they were so far in bed with rupert murdoch and his news corp and now they are being called to account f
sean hoare's details of what happened describing the hacking and takes part in a "the new york times" expose in 2010 on the subject and one of those people who again and again and again says that top executives at news international, news of the world, knew what was going on. now, he's also believed to be an alcoholic or was a drug addict. he lived a very lively life. the police say his death is unexplained but not suspicious. he wasn't in good health. whether that could mean suicide...
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hoare was one of the first leaks in the current news corp hacking scandal claiming that andy colson was aware of phone hacking by his staff or continued to speak with various news outlets on the scandal making more and more outrageous allegations that have thus far been vindicated by investigation it was back in headlines last week for telling new york times that news of the world was pinging subjects' they were eavesdropping on paying off police to use their cell phone tracking abilities will information's been made public but hertfordshire police released the following statement at ten forty am today it was monday eighteen the eighteen police were called to a langley road watford following the concerns for the welfare of a man who lives at an actress on the street upon police an ambulance arrival at a property the body of a man was found the man was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the death is currently being treated as unexplained but not to be suspicious police investigations into this incident are going in the private sector organized labor is rapidly diminishing in
hoare was one of the first leaks in the current news corp hacking scandal claiming that andy colson was aware of phone hacking by his staff or continued to speak with various news outlets on the scandal making more and more outrageous allegations that have thus far been vindicated by investigation it was back in headlines last week for telling new york times that news of the world was pinging subjects' they were eavesdropping on paying off police to use their cell phone tracking abilities will...
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>> first of all, sean hoare who cracked under the pressure, he did drink too much and died last week, he started it, and it was presented -- i just bought a bar in the south of england about nine months ago which is where hugh grant taped me. i was semi retiring from journal into. and the guardian presented it as a fantastic story. it was the british watergate and i was offered the chance to be part of it oovps. the whole point was, if we can label our former bosses, rebekah brooks, andy coulson who are arrested, not criminal masterminds but engaged in a media empire where criminality was rif, if that media empire got david cameron elected as the british prime minister, that's a good story. >> i have a break coming up. since you mentioned rebekah brooks and andy coulson, both former editors of "news of the world," do you have any doubt that they knew phone hacking was going on at that paperer? >> i have no doubt whatsoever. piers morgan was also my editor, but in that time in 1994-'5, it wasn't illegal. you could sit outside someone's house and tap into their phone conversations and r
>> first of all, sean hoare who cracked under the pressure, he did drink too much and died last week, he started it, and it was presented -- i just bought a bar in the south of england about nine months ago which is where hugh grant taped me. i was semi retiring from journal into. and the guardian presented it as a fantastic story. it was the british watergate and i was offered the chance to be part of it oovps. the whole point was, if we can label our former bosses, rebekah brooks, andy...
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sean hoare was found dead in his home today. meanwhile there is more fall out from the hacking scandal. >> another police official is resigning in the wake of the scandal in which reporters are accused into hacking in to the cell phones of murder victims. >> it is with great regret that i make this decision after 30 years as a police officer. >> reporter: that comes one day after his boss resigned last night. both men say continuing on the job would be a distraction. also today the announcement of a government watch dog group to investigate police corruption. >> these allegations are not unfortunately the only recent examples of corruption in the police. >> reporter: and david cameron is feeling the political heat. he called an emergency session of parliament for wednesday and voiced support for the police investigation. >> the police must go wherever the evidence leads. >> reporter: the lawyer for the editor of nicole byrd called rebekah brooks' arrest outrageous but says she will testify tomorrow along with her former boss rup
sean hoare was found dead in his home today. meanwhile there is more fall out from the hacking scandal. >> another police official is resigning in the wake of the scandal in which reporters are accused into hacking in to the cell phones of murder victims. >> it is with great regret that i make this decision after 30 years as a police officer. >> reporter: that comes one day after his boss resigned last night. both men say continuing on the job would be a distraction. also...
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sean hoare lived the tabloid life to the limit. drugs, booze, and cell phones. that's how he got his sensati sensational stories. looks like he saved the best one for last. >>> then, news corp. and politicians, we've seen the cozy connection in britain, but here in america, for political contributions, you'll never guess who gets the most murdoch money. >>> back now to our in-depth report, the murdoch hacking scandal and a key question, how deeply involved were the police and exactly why did they shut down their original phone hacking investigation back in 2007? my guests tonight worked with murdoch as senior editor for the times of london and has insider's knowledge of the close or perhaps too close relationship between the police and the tabloids. welcome, nicholas waptchak. i want to get to the hearing, but this was fascinating to watch. >> i can't think of anything that was so gripping and on the expectation that something new was going to come out the murdochs wriggling on the end of the hook. >> once the police investigation closed in 2007, that was it. do
sean hoare lived the tabloid life to the limit. drugs, booze, and cell phones. that's how he got his sensati sensational stories. looks like he saved the best one for last. >>> then, news corp. and politicians, we've seen the cozy connection in britain, but here in america, for political contributions, you'll never guess who gets the most murdoch money. >>> back now to our in-depth report, the murdoch hacking scandal and a key question, how deeply involved were the police and...
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it's the whistleblower, his name is sean hoe -- hoare. what more can you share about him and his death? >> he had some pretty exclusive allegations he was making. very well placed, of course, to know exactly what was going on inside that now defunct newspaper. he made the collusion first about a year ago. andy coulson, the former editor and former press secretary of the british prime minister david cameron, not just knew about the fact that phone tapping went on but approved of it and encouraged his journalists to undertake that in the pursuit of getting exclusives. he also gave that interview to the new york times saying the "news of the world" also had police technology called pinging. where they could find people through their mobile phone signals. he accused the police of doing that in exchange for cash. he's been found dead in his home in the southern part of the england. we would be remiss to talk abif talk about rupert murdoch. it's big office, the head of the one of the world's biggest media organizations. they're going to ask him
it's the whistleblower, his name is sean hoe -- hoare. what more can you share about him and his death? >> he had some pretty exclusive allegations he was making. very well placed, of course, to know exactly what was going on inside that now defunct newspaper. he made the collusion first about a year ago. andy coulson, the former editor and former press secretary of the british prime minister david cameron, not just knew about the fact that phone tapping went on but approved of it and...